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April 2007 - Advisory Council Meeting

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Invitation, To Dr. Saffy From Volunteer Jacksonville, April 25, 2007, Edna Louise Saffy

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Invitation to Volunteer Jacksonville’s Celebration of Service 2007 “Be the Change, Volunteer”. Awards honoring: Bernard V Gregory Servant Leader Recipient –Robert Shircliff, Tillie Kidd Fowler Spirit of Service Award Recipient – Henri Landwirth.

Ddasaccident775, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

After the inhabitants of the Milon village requested AMAC Gardez for clearance of this mined suspected road, the AMAC deployed a LIAT and subsequently a survey team to this area. The technical survey of this minefield completed on 14 June 2005 and as it was antitank mine, on 12 July 2005, [Demining group] # 15 was tasked to clear it. After clearance, it was handed over to local people. The involved tractor was carrying construction material to one of the inhabitant’s house but before arriving to the destination, it has been hit by a mine.

April 2007 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

City Club Report On Ballot Measures 26-91 & 26-92, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

Solar Energy Research And Development In California, Brett T. Close

Pomona Senior Theses

The energy crisis of 2001, high prices for gas and electricity and worries of climate change have caused a growing awareness about energy issues in California. The problems are clear. This paper looks at the next step of finding and implementing solutions. In this case the contribution that solar photovoltaic and solar thermal generation could make toward solving the problem. This paper looks at technological change, the current state of solar energy research, current government policies on solar energy, and finally makes policy recommendations to meet the stated problem.

Ddasaccident490, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

A. On 19 April 2007, while the [International demining NGO] loader (MDU # 9) was excavating the ground by using Gill bucket and then the soil inspecting for Antitank mines and UXO but an antipersonnel YM-1 mine has passed through the grids of the Gill bucket and missed from inspection. While the Loader has been levelling the loose dragged soil, in reverse position the front left was tyre driven on the mine and exploded it.

Ddasaccident510, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

On 19th April-07 at 08:10 hrs while the Deminer was excavating the area by pickaxe suddenly an anti personal mine has hit by pickaxe and exploded caused the accident and Deminer got superficial injuries on his right arm and neck. During our observation from the accident point it was seemed that the Deminer was working with pickaxe not by bayonet/prodder, because the pickaxe handle was available in the accident point.

Ddasaccident732, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

On the inspection of the incident site on the 17th April 2007 the following observation was established: The sub-munition was located on the surface, in a declared, sub-surface cleared area. The sub-munition was removed from a mound of soil that had been excavated from an area adjacent to a road, during excavation of a retaining wall and then the sub-munition was placed in this area. The [Demining group] completion documents indicated the area was sub-surface cleared, however where the clearance bordered the road and where overhead power lines were present the area was only surface cleared due to interference when …

The Grapes Of Parnassos, Steven Alan Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

Western civilization is succumbing to the false fruits of cultural revolutions to which it has consented at each stage of their development. Why do revolutions succeed? They succeed in part because the passing of a single generation is all it takes to wipe the slate and in part because the guardians let down their guard. First, the public memory fades or, as is often the case, is subtly reinterpreted. Then, citizens forget to convey the wealth of their experience and tradition to their children through nurturing, teaching, and testing. Finally, they even neglect to produce the heirs they should be …

Citizens For Peace Minutes 03-14-07

Citizens for Peace

Meeting Highlights

* Report on Peace Collection progress. Initial $1,500 donation has purchased books about peace/nonviolence for the Livonia Library collection. Fund raiser dinner planned for March 30, 2007.

*Reports given on other groups working on hunger, poverty,and needy seniors.

*Viewed Dr. Michael Beckwith's presentation at 2007 DoP Conference.

Ddasaccident738, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

CBU 19 was completed on the 31stMarch 07, see annex A for the [Demining group] Completion Report. According to the Completion Report the task was a combination of surface and sub-surface clearance in accordance with the operational clearance plan. The CBU was located, and reported to the MACC CLO, on Saturday (14th April) morning by a local farmer.

Citizens For Peace Minutes 02-09-07

Citizens for Peace

The meeting highlights were (1) a discussion on the March 30 fund raiser for the Peace Collection, and (2) comments about the 2007 DoP National Convention by several Citizens For Peace members who attended the convention held in Washington D.C. The Convention's highlight was the re-introduction of the Department of Peace and Nonviolence House Bill 808.

2007 Unl Department Teaching Award

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Triangulating Social Capital Measurement For Turnover Research: Applications To The U.S. Military, Frederic W. Lunas

Theses and Dissertations

In the United States, and around the world, social capital is becoming an intriguing new focus for slowing the declining sense of community and community trust. This strengthening focus on social capital in empirical study has great potential for an important role in U.S. public policy, as policy changes focused on increasing social capital may decrease turnover.
Yet, according to researchers, not enough sufficiently tested empirical measures of social capital exist. Combining several existing measures should provide a theoretically informed measurement of social capital for turnover research with application to the U.S. Military. Within this context, this thesis incorporated survey …

Interlocal Cooperation In The Supply Of Local Public Goods: A Transaction Cost And Social Exchange Explanation, Manoj Shrestha, Richard Feiock

Working Group on Interlocal Services Cooperation

Although a multiplicity of local governments is often regarded as promoting efficiency in the supply of public services, political fragmentation can generate economies of scale and externality problems. Several exogenous solutions, including the creation of overlapping districts governments, consolidation of existing units and establishment of a metropolitan government, or direct state or federal intervention, have been offered. We argue that cooperative governance offers a potential endogenous solution to this dilemma. By combining transaction cost and social exchange theories within the institutional collective action framework, we investigate how local governments themselves address inefficiencies from externalities and economies of scale. An empirical …

Aglec Lands Honor (Universitywide Departmental Teaching Award)

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Materials and History

Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication will receive the University of Nebraska's highest departmental award for excellence in teaching. Announced April 6, AgLEC (part of the College of Agricultural and Natural Resources) will collect the Universitywide Departmental Teaching Award during an April 30 ceremony in Lincoln. The UDTA recognizes a department within the university that has made a unique and significant contribution to teaching. "AgLEC is a department where the faculty models the very best practices in college teaching and it shows in the results of their students," said John Owens, Vice Chancellor of IANR and NU vice president. "It sort …

Ddasaccident485, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

On 10 April 2007 at 1155 hrs while deminer [the Victim] with employ No. 4094 was working in his clearance lane after 3 m progress in the lane his trowel hit top of a PMN-02 anti personnel mine, as a result the mine exploded and the deminer sustained some injuries. Since the deminer was fully dressed with PPE and down visor, the deminer injuries are superficial. The victim right hand wrist and two fingers were injured.

Ddasaccident751, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

On the morning of the 9th April 2007 the land owner had contracted a local farmer to commence cultivation of his land for follow-up planting, during the process of the cultivation the operator of the machine noticed on his return ploughing an M77 sub-munition, had been turned over and was now quite visible on the surface on the newly ploughed area. He immediately stopped work and report the incident to the land owner who in turn informed {Demining group] personnel in the area.

Citizens For Peace Minutes 01-09-07

Citizens for Peace

The highlight of the meeting was the showing of the movie "The Secret".

Various movie aspects, you (the individual), law of attraction, money, relationships,and health were summarized.

Three quotes from the movie are stated in the minutes.

Vancouver: A City On The Edge, John Madden

Research and Reports

No abstract provided.

Planning For Sustainable Growth – Calgary, Alberta, Glen Radway

Research and Reports

No abstract provided.

Ddasaccident764, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

On the morning of the 5th April 2007 the land owner, [Name removed], was cultivation her land, which is directly adjacent to her house. During this process she detonated an M 85 most likely either by touching or picking it up.

Outdoor Recreation Use Survey Of South Carolina's Jocassee Gorges, Thomas Warren

All Theses

The Jocassee Gorges Natural Area is approximately 43,500 acres in size and is managed as a Wildlife Management Area by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). The purpose of the Jocassee Gorges Outdoor Recreation Use Survey was to determine the outdoor recreation activities, participation rates, and resource uses of the Jocassee Gorges. Secondary objectives included documenting and describing the current use of on-site visitors, participation rates, and temporal and spatial distribution patterns of use. The current and past use by local residents of the Jocassee Gorges were documented. A total of 263 on-site visitors were contacted, of which …

Ddasaccident766, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

On 03 April 2007, one M-77 Submunition was located by a local farmer while harvesting his orange orchard and banana plantation, in the vicinity of Task CBU-203, which had been completed by [Demining group] using sub-surface Battle Area Clearance (BAC) procedures. The farmer reported the find to [Name removed], MACC SL Community Liaison Assistant. After meeting with the farmer and confirming the information, the item was marked, photographed and the farmer was requested to remain outside the orchard pending further investigation. The incident was reported to [Name removed], MACC SL Operations Officer who, together with Capt [Name removed], LAF Operations …

Global Governance And The Organization For Economic Cooperation And Development, Richard Woodward

Books/Book Chapters

No abstract provided.

The Cresset (Vol. Lxx, No. 4, Easter), Valparaiso University

The Cresset (archived issues)

No abstract provided.

Caring And Treating Post – Traumatic Stress Disorder In Bosnia And Herzegovina, Colleen M. Boley

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is a major issue whenever there is a war or natural disaster. From 1992 through 1995, Bosnia and Herzegovina was subject to one of the most destructive wars of the 20th century. The groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina that are working with posttraumatic stress disorder are investigated to see if they are truly helping people with posttraumatic stress disorder. This paper explores the ways in which posttraumatic stress disorder has affected individuals and the societies of Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as the organizations attempting to help people dealing with posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Politic 2007 Spring, The Politic, Inc.

The Politic

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of An Expanded Satellite Based Mobile Communications Tracking System, Maciek A. Novak, Alan L. Erera

Journal of Transportation Management

Since the terrorist events in the United States on September 11, 2001, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been testing and evaluating cargo tracking technologies to improve the safety, security, and efficiency of commercial motor vehicle operations. While satellite-based systems used for tracking vehicles and cargo provide sufficient geographic coverage in the majority of the United States, there remain several vital regions that are uncovered and difficult to monitor. One such region is Alaska, where officials arc particularly concerned with the hazardous materials shipments that are transported parallel to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. This article analyzes the risks and benefits …